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Teaching in a Time of Conservative Tyranny – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-amy via @plthomasEdD
High lead levels in drinking water outlets in Philly schools, report finds - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2022/2/16/22938028/high-levels-lead-drinking-water-philly-schools-report on chalkbeat
3 Not-quite-true Claims about the Pandemic and Schools (Matt Barnum) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice - https://wp.me/pBm7c-8ua via @CubanLarry
With A Brooklyn Accent: Disastrous Concentration of Services for Troubled People in Three South Bronx Neighborhoods - https://withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com/2022/02/disastrous-concentration-of-services.html
School Staffing Challenges During COVID-19 Reflect a Serious and Widespread School Funding Shortage | janresseger -
https://wp.me/p3JgEc-8DL via @janresseger
CURMUDGUCATION: Things Milton Friedman Got Wrong - https://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2022/02/things-milton-friedman-got-wrong.html
Nora de la Cour: Why We Should Care About School Bus Drivers | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vuP via @dianeravitch
NYC Public School Parents: DOE absurdly claims that their refusal to report on vaccination rates is due to privacy concerns - https://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2022/02/doe-absurdly-claims-that-their-refusal.html
Rayford Whittingham Logan, Black Educator Hall Of Fame Member - Philly's 7th Ward - https://phillys7thward.org/?p=2461
Don’t Buy It: The Marketing Scam of MSM and the “Science of Reading” – radical eyes for equity - https://wp.me/p2GmBR-amS via @plthomasEdD
Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: How Do Teachers Teach Now? (Part 1) | National Education Policy Center - https://nepc.colorado.edu/node/11282 on @NEPCtweet
Tennessee: “Instead of Raging Over MAUS, Support Local People Who Are Fighting the Ban” | Diane Ravitch's blog - https://wp.me/p2odLa-vsF via @dianeravitch
Elusive Transparency In Charter Schools | Dissident Voice - https://dissidentvoice.org/?p=126691
Education Department Approves $415 Million in Borrower Defense Claims Including for Former DeVry University Students | U.S. Department of Education - https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/education-department-approves-415-million-borrower-defense-claims-including-former-devry-university-students
Hungry for Justice: Parents, Students, and Educators Fight Against Oakland School Closures | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://schottfoundation.org/node/4441Advocates Won Billions for Public Education. But Where Will It Go? | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://schottfoundation.org/node/4440
Despite a Cloud of Backlash, Black Lives Matter at School Shines Bright | Schott Foundation for Public Education - http://schottfoundation.org/node/4443
What Pundits Don’t Understand About the San Francisco Recall – Mother Jones - https://www.motherjones.com/?p=946229
Education Research Report: Too soon to lift mask mandates for most elementary schools in U.S., study finds -
http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2022/02/too-soon-to-lift-mask-mandates-for-most.html
Florida politicians behind "Don't Say Gay" bill backed by corporations that claim to support LGBTQ rights - https://popular.info/p/florida-politicians-behind-dont-say?r=7t66
How Big Businesses Are Colonizing the Classroom - Progressive.org - https://progressive.org/magazine/big-businesses-colonizing-classroom-bryant-hillman/
Some teens seek out COVID shots against their parents' 175 wishes : Shots - Health News : NPR - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/16/1074191656/this-16-year-old-wanted-to-get-the-covid-vaccine-he-had-to-hide-it-from-his-pare on @NPR
Choosing Democracy: TEACHING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE - http://choosingdemocracy.blogspot.com/2022/02/teaching-for-racial-justice.html
Japanese-American Internment Is Commemorated Every Feb. 19th As The “Day Of Remembrance” – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=124643 on @Larryferlazzo
Blog Posts Archive - Network For Public Education - https://networkforpubliceducation.org/best-posts/ on @Network4pubEd
Gig by gig at California community colleges https://edsource.org/podcast/gig-by-gig-at-california-community-colleges
Censorship: Its Dark and Deceptive Face https://www.laprogressive.com/censorship-8/
The Grapes of Wrath is far from ‘horrible’ or ‘terrible’ https://nondoc.com/2022/02/17/the-grapes-of-wrath-is-far-from-horrible-or-terrible/ via @nondocmedia
First-Person Singular: Why Schools Must Teach About Racism https://progressive.org/magazine/schools-must-teach-about-racism-miller/
Read the Books They Don't Want You To': LeVar Burton Weighs In on School Book Bans
https://www.theroot.com/read-the-books-they-dont-want-you-to-levar-burton-weig-1848554091
How the new banned books panic fits into America’s history of school censorship https://www.vox.com/culture/22918344/banned-books-history-maus-school-censorship-texas-harold-rugg-beloved-huck-finn-dr-seuss
Jargon may have turned parents against social and emotional learning
https://hechingerreport.org/jargon-may-have-turned-parents-against-social-and-emotional-learning/
San Francisco is usually seen as a lefty outlier. The school board recalls may make it a bellwether
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-02-17/san-francisco-recall-democrats
Supt. Carvalho confronts his first big decision: Should LAUSD relax mask requirements?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-17/supt-carvalho-confronts-his-first-big-decision-should-lausd-relax-mask-requirements
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007 -
https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ on @Larryferlazzo
Japanese-American Internment Is Commemorated Every Feb. 19th As The “Day Of Remembrance” – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesCarlottaSilvestrini / Pixabay The Day of Remembrance For The Japanese American Internment is on every February 19th , which marks the anniversary of the Executive Order by President Roosevelt authorizing that shameful event. You might be interested in The Best Resources On Japanese-American Internment In World War II.
A Look Back: “Guest Post: Classroom Management – Redirecting without Escalating”I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . This post originally appeared in 2018: Editor’s Note: I’ve invited my colleague Phil Taylor to write a series of posts on “de-escalation.” I’m adding this piece to Best Posts On Classroom Management Phillip Taylor is an educator of 18
Book Bans Here, Book Bans There, Book Bans Everywhere!Hermann / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Resources For Banned Books Week : Books are being banned from school libraries. Here’s what that does to students. is from USA Today. Why book banning is back is from Vox. This wave of book bans is different from earlier ones is from The Washington Post. In Tennessee, the ‘Maus’ Controversy Is the Least of Our Worries is from The NY Times.
More Useful Wordle Variants For Teachers & StudentsHere are new additions to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR USING WORDLE IN THE CLASSROOM: Wordle With Friends is another version where you can play with friends and classmates in a private virtual room. I’m also adding this to The Best Online Games Students Can Play In Private Virtual “Rooms” My Wordle is another tool for creating your own Wordle-like games. Wordle For Kids “contains a dictionary of words
The Best Strategies For “Engineering” Text So That It’s More Accessible To ELLsfelix_w / Pixabay Though I, and all ELL teachers, have been modifying the appearance of texts for years to make them more accessible, I didn’t learn the phrase “text engineering” until I read a piece by Elsa Billings and AÃda Walqui at West Ed (see first link on this list). Generally, it means not changing the words in a complex text (see The Best Places To Get The “Same” Text Written For Differe
Georgetown study measures colleges' return on investment
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/16/1081247576/georgetown-study-measures-colleges-return-on-investment
DeVry University misled students. Now, the federal government is erasing their debt
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/16/1081107925/education-department-devry-university-borrower-defense-student-loan-relief
Mayor Adams slashes 560 School Safety Agent positions in budget proposal
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/ny-school-safety-headcount-reduction-budget-20220216-qvxtwahzavhfhimvtsyicc2gwy-story.html#ed=rss_www.nydailynews.com/arcio/rss/category/new-york/education/
Virginia Enacts Law Barring School Mask Mandates
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/us/virginia-school-mask-mandates.html
House Bill 1134: Indiana teachers rally at Statehouse in opposition -
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/local/lafayette/2022/02/16/house-bill-1134-indiana-state-teachers-association-pack-the-house-rally/6811684001/#new_tab via @JCOnline
Family sues school, Meta, Instagram over daughter’s false arrest | Miami Herald -
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article258453953.html#new_tab on @miamiherald
CPS could face another union at the bargaining table if principals get law changed - Chicago Sun-Times -
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2022/2/16/22938038/cps-public-schools-principals-union-legislature-springfield-troy-laraviere#new_tab
KY Senate passes proposed ban on transgender girls in girls sports | Lexington Herald Leader - https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article258469613.html#new_tab on @heraldleader
GOP-led Arizona Senate approves huge school voucher expansion -
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/gop-led-arizona-senate-approves-huge-school-voucher-expansion#new_tab via @FOX10Phoenix
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's school library bill clears Senate committee -
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/education/2022/02/16/tennessee-governor-bill-lee-school-library-bill-clears-senate-committee/6819268001/#new_tab via @memphisnews
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Wednesday, February 16, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_16.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Tuesday, February 15, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_15.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Monday, February 14, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_14.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Sunday, February 13, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_13.html
Big Education Ape: CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Important Upcoming Holiday Edition (2/13) - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/catch-up-with-curmudgucation-icymi.html
Big Education Ape: THE TOP BANANA: TODAY'S EDUCATION HEADLINES Saturday, February 12, 2022 #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform #TEACHtheTRUTH #CRT - https://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-top-banana-todays-education_12.html
Big Education Ape: KEEP UP/ CATCH UP WITH DIANE RAVITCH'S BLOG A site to discuss better education for all #REDFORED #tbats #edchat #K12 #learning #edleadership #edtech #engchat #literacy #edreform - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/keep-up-catch-up-with-diane-ravitchs_12.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_12.html
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK Education Research Report - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2022/02/this-week-education-research-report_12.html
